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Ruth E. Sims 1911 – 1999 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 Jun 1911

Birth Location: Seminole, Seminole, Oklahoma, USA

Death Date: 21 Oct 1999

Death Location: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, USA

Father: Walter Sims

Mother: Josie Robertson

Spouse(s): John Ray

Children(s): Wanda Ray, Emery Ray

The story of Ruth E. Sims began in 1911 in Seminole, Seminole, Oklahoma, USA. Ruth E. Sims married John Arthur Ray, and had children including Wanda Ray, Emery Dean Ray. Ruth E. Sims passed away in 1999 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Ruth E. Sims began in 1911 in Seminole, Seminole, Oklahoma, USA.
  • Ruth E. Sims married John Arthur Ray, and had children including Wanda Ray, Emery Dean Ray.
  • Ruth E. Sims passed away in 1999 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, USA.

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Children(s)

Ruth Sims's Ancestors

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Ruth Sims
1911 – 1999
Birth Place: Seminole, Seminole, Oklahoma, USA
Parents
Walter Lafayette Sims
1872 – 1959
Sevier, Tennessee
Josie (Virene) Robertson
1883 – 1964
Sevier, Tennessee
Grandparents
James (H. "Jim") Sims
1842 – 1910
Cocke, Tennessee, United States
Susannah (M.) Baker
1847 – 1914
Sevier, Tennessee, United States
Frederick (Emert) Robertson
1859 – 1916
Sevier, Tennessee
Sarah ("Sallie" Elizabeth) Stafford
1857 – 1933
Sevier, Tennessee
Great-Grandparents
William Sims
1798 – 1880
Nancy Jones
1806 – 1880
James Baker
1820 – 1910
Catherine Keeler
1821 – 1904
Tillman Robertson
1831 – 1906
Sarah Emert
1836 – 1887
Jesse Stafford
1818 – 1899
Elizabeth Thurman
1821 – 1890
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Dio Robertson
1804 – 1891
Elizabeth Kear
1805 – 1861
Frederick Emert
1810 – 1869
Malinda Maxwell
1812 – 1890
Barnabas Thurman
1794 – 1839
Sarah Moon
1794 – 1837

Ruth Sims's Descendants

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Ruth (E.) Sims (19 Jun 1911 – 21 Oct 1999) m. John (Arthur) Ray (9 Oct 1889 – May 1966)
  1. 1. Wanda Ray (aft 1932 – ) m. Nix
    1. 1. Doyle Nix (23 Apr 1958 – 14 Jul 1982) m. Patricia Colrick (21 Sep 1958 – 14 July 1982)
  2. 2. Emery (Dean) Ray (2 Jan 1935 – 30 May 1970) m. Darlene (Mae) Boggs (17 Apr – bef 2008)

Ruth Sims's Timeline

2 Records

1911
19 Jun 1911
Birth of Ruth E. Sims in Seminole, Seminole, Oklahoma, USA
Seminole, Seminole, Oklahoma, USA
1999
21 Oct 1999
Age 88
Death of Ruth E. Sims in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, USA
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Oct 1999
    Event Place: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 Jun 1911
    Event Place: Seminole, Seminole, Oklahoma, USA

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